{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7ca8564230944a6085f819a16ad66c57d50661cb.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 12:04AM MDT until May 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7ca8564230944a6085f819a16ad66c57d50661cb.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM"},"word_count":285,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 12:04AM MDT until May 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T00:04:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T00:04:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T20:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY...\n\n.An upper level trough carving out over the Central Rockies will\nbring breezy southwest winds to the region today, while Relative\nHumidity values remain very low, and fuels remain critically dry.\nWinds will remain elevated for east slope areas overnight tonight,\nincreasing area wide through the late morning area wide, topping\nout at 20 to 25 MPH with gusts as high as 50 MPH. In some areas,\nwinds will be strongest in the mid to late morning hours.\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone\n055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest\nMountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111\nSouthwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ and Fire\nWeather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio\nGrande Valley/BLM/GLZ.\n\n* TIMING...Red Flag Warning is in effect Monday from 9 AM until 8\nPM.\n\n* WINDS..Southwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 MPH.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 8 percent in the lowlands below 6000\nfeet, and 7 to 12 percent in higher elevations.\n\n* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6.\n\n* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.\nOutdoor burning is not recommended.\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of\nstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can\ncontribute to extreme fire behavior."}